Winners
The award has been presented on 36 occasions as of 2013, with two players sharing the award on one occasion. There have been 36 different winners. The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in Scottish football, namely the Scottish Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award (SFWA), and the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award (SYPY).
| Season | Nat | Player | Club | Also won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | SCO ! | Johnstone, DerekDerek Johnstone | Rangers | SFWA | |
| 1978–79 | SCO ! | Hegarty, PaulPaul Hegarty | Dundee United | ||
| 1979–80 | SCO ! | Provan, DavieDavie Provan | Celtic | ||
| 1980–81 | SCO ! | McGhee, MarkMark McGhee | Aberdeen | ||
| 1981–82 | SCO ! | Clark, SandySandy Clark | Airdrieonians | ||
| 1982–83 | SCO ! | Nicholas, CharlieCharlie Nicholas | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 1983–84 | SCO ! | Miller, WillieWillie Miller | Aberdeen | SFWA | |
| 1984–85 | SCO ! | Duffy, JimJim Duffy | Morton | ||
| 1985–86 | SCO ! | Gough, RichardRichard Gough | Dundee United | ||
| 1986–87 | SCO ! | McClair, BrianBrian McClair | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 1987–88 | SCO ! | McStay, PaulPaul McStay | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 1988–89 | NED ! | Snelders, TheoTheo Snelders | Aberdeen | ||
| 1989–90 | SCO ! | Bett, JimJim Bett | Aberdeen | ||
| 1990–91 | ENG ! | Elliott, PaulPaul Elliott | Celtic | ||
| 1991–92 | SCO ! | McCoist, AllyAlly McCoist | Rangers | SFWA | |
| 1992–93 | SCO ! | Goram, AndyAndy Goram | Rangers | SFWA | |
| 1993–94 | ENG ! | Hateley, MarkMark Hateley | Rangers | SFWA | |
| 1994–95 | DEN ! | Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup | Rangers | SFWA | |
| 1995–96 | ENG ! | Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne | Rangers | SFWA | |
| 1996–97 | ITA ! | Di Canio, PaoloPaolo Di Canio | Celtic | ||
| 1997–98 | SCO ! | McNamara, JackieJackie McNamara | Celtic | ||
| 1998–99 | SWE ! | Larsson, HenrikHenrik Larsson | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 1999–00 | AUS ! | Viduka, MarkMark Viduka | Celtic | ||
| 2000–01 | SWE ! | Larsson, HenrikHenrik Larsson | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 2001–02 | ITA ! | Amoruso, LorenzoLorenzo Amoruso | Rangers | ||
| 2002–03 | SCO ! | Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson | Rangers | SFWA | |
| 2003–04 | ENG ! | Sutton, ChrisChris Sutton | Celtic | ||
| 2004–05 | NED ! | Ricksen, FernandoFernando Ricksen (joint winner) | Rangers | ||
| 2004–05 | WAL ! | Hartson, JohnJohn Hartson (joint winner) | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 2005–06 | SCO ! | Maloney, ShaunShaun Maloney | Celtic | SYPY | |
| 2006–07 | JPN ! | Nakamura, ShunsukeShunsuke Nakamura | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 2007–08 | IRL ! | McGeady, AidenAiden McGeady | Celtic | SYPY | |
| 2008–09 | SCO ! | Brown, ScottScott Brown | Celtic | ||
| 2009–10 | NIR ! | Davis, StevenSteven Davis | Rangers | ||
| 2010–11 | HON ! | Izaguirre, EmilioEmilio Izaguirre | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 2011–12 | SCO ! | Mulgrew, CharlieCharlie Mulgrew | Celtic | SFWA | |
| 2012–13 | ENG ! | Higdon, MichaelMichael Higdon | Motherwell |
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